diff --git a/include/NVMeSensor.hpp b/include/NVMeSensor.hpp
index a0dce78..5c70855 100644
--- a/include/NVMeSensor.hpp
+++ b/include/NVMeSensor.hpp
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
   private:
     const unsigned int scanDelayTicks = 5 * 60;
     sdbusplus::asio::object_server& objServer;
-    unsigned int scanDelay;
+    unsigned int scanDelay{0};
 
     void checkThresholds(void) override;
 };